Chapter 17
Working with Networks
IN THIS CHAPTER
Planning and setting up your home network
Enabling security for your wireless router
Deciding what you want to share over a network
Sharing a local printer over your network
Connecting using Bluetooth
Using your cellphone as an Internet hotspot
A computer network enables you to share information and devices, such as a printer, among computers. If you share a single Internet connection with multiple computers in your home, you already have a home network. If not, you can easily build a network using common peripherals that you can buy at just about any store that has an electronics department.
This chapter explores several options for getting connected to other devices and sharing information using a network. You discover how to set up a wired or wireless network, how to configure your Windows PCs to share files on it, and how to work ...
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